Synonyms for inaudible


Grammar : Adj
Spell : in-aw-duh-buh l
Phonetic Transcription : ɪnˈɔ də bəl

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Définition of inaudible

Origin :
  • mid-15c., "unfit to be heard;" c.1600, "unable to be heard," from Latin inaudibilis "inaudible," from in- "not" (see in- (1)) + audibilis (see audible). Related: Inaudibly; inaudibility.
  • adj silent
Example sentences :
  • Kirkwood settled himself with an inaudible sigh of pleasure.
  • Extract from : « The Black Bag » by Louis Joseph Vance
  • He managed to make it inaudible, however; and it was as well that he did.
  • Extract from : « The Gentleman From Indiana » by Booth Tarkington
  • Under cover of the music her voice was inaudible to any one else.
  • Extract from : « The Avenger » by E. Phillips Oppenheim
  • The other voice was lower in key and the words were inaudible.
  • Extract from : « Keziah Coffin » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • The cabman got on to his box, muttering something that was inaudible.
  • Extract from : « A Son of Hagar » by Sir Hall Caine
  • That terrific holocaust of death and destruction was inaudible.
  • Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science, October, 1930 » by Various
  • I could see now and then that he was speaking, but he was inaudible.
  • Extract from : « The Arrow of Gold » by Joseph Conrad
  • He was, as great orators will sometimes be, “inaudible in the gallery.”
  • Extract from : « St. Ronan's Well » by Sir Walter Scott
  • Once the night fell the sea was the smuggler's own: he was invisible, inaudible.
  • Extract from : « Highways & Byways in Sussex » by E.V. Lucas
  • Mrs. Medley's reply was inaudible, but apparently in the affirmative.
  • Extract from : « Love Among the Chickens » by P. G. Wodehouse
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